Kuwaity Iced Tea: Cinnamon-Orange Sweet Tea with Mint Syrup

Name: Kuwaity Iced Tea: Cinnamon-Orange Sweet Tea with Mint Syrup
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Yield: Makes about 8 cups
Ingredients: 2 large strips of fresh orange peel; 1 cinnamon stick; 8 bags black tea; 1 cup granulated sugar; 6 quarter-size coins peeled fresh ginger, coarsely chopped; 6 sprigs fresh mint, plus more for garnish

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Level: Easy
Total: 40 min

Prep: 10 min
Inactive: 25 min
Cook: 5 min

Yield: Makes about 8 cups

Level: Easy
Total: 40 min

Prep: 10 min
Inactive: 25 min
Cook: 5 min

Yield: Makes about 8 cups

Ingredients

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Tea:

2 large strips of fresh orange peel

1 cinnamon stick

8 bags black tea

Ginger-Mint Syrup:

1 cup granulated sugar

6 quarter-size coins peeled fresh ginger, coarsely chopped

6 sprigs fresh mint, plus more for garnish

Directions

For the tea: Combine 8 cups of water, the orange peel and cinnamon sticks in a large saucepan. Place over low heat and bring to a boil. Add the tea bags and shut off the heat. Let the tea steep for about 5 minutes (no more or else it will be bitter), then remove the tea bags and chill the tea (don't remove the cinnamon sticks or the orange peel yet).
For the syrup: Add 1 cup of water, the sugar and the ginger to a small saucepan, and bring to a boil without stirring, over low heat. Once the contents of the pot come to a boil, shut the heat off. Tear the mint leaves and stalks into small pieces and drop into the syrup. Allow the syrup to come to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Strain and discard the solids.
Strain the tea into a pitcher. Add the ginger-mint syrup according to your taste buds, stir and serve in a tall glass over ice, garnishing with some fresh mint if you like. Sip languorously.